Louis Jourdan Biography

French and American film actor. Father - Henri Zhandr, the owner of the hotel. Mother - Yvonn Zhandre nee Jourdin. There were three sons in the family in total. He was educated in France, Great Britain and Turkey. Louis Jourdan began to act in the movie in the year, debuting in the film "Corsair".

Possessing spectacular external data throughout his career, he played mainly the role of romantic handsome men, lovers and seducers. In the year, along with his brother Pierre played in the film “Father and Son” of the French director Julien Duvivier. During the Second World War, when his father was arrested by the Gestapo, Louis and his two brothers joined the French resistance.

The actor also refused to perform in propaganda cinema, and films with his participation were not demonstrated. According to the plot of Maddalen, Anna Paradan is accused of killing her husband. The police have every reason to put her into custody: a young beautiful woman was married to an elderly blind retired military. Louis Jourdan played a young servant of a deceased Paradian - Andre Latur.

Anna confesses to the murder to stay with her lover Andre Latur. Louis Jourdan in the film “Paradian’s business” Brought the most wide fame of Jourdan by the musical film by Vincent Minnelli “Slovers” of the year according to Anita Lus, which was based on the novel by Sidoni Koliett. The action takes place in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century. Leslie Caron acted as his partner.

After this role, Jourdan established himself in the role of the villain. In the year, he played Count Dracula in the BBC film of the same name, and in the years he created images of the treacherous enemy James Bond - Kamal Khan in the film “Osminozhka” and evil genius, Dr. Anton Arkyn in the dilogy of the superhero swamp creature. At this time, Jourdan also played in American and French television series, in particular, in the series "Colombo".

Louis Jourdan in the film "Osminozhka" the actor continued to actively work both in Europe and in Hollywood until the beginning of the X. His last film was the role of Philip in the film “Year of Cometes”. Louis Jourdan had a number of various awards and a rare honor to have two stars at once on the "Avenue of Glory" in Hollywood. The award ceremony took place in Los Angeles, in the presence of the actor’s wife and his friends Kirk Douglas and Sydney Poitier.

In recent years, Louis Jourdan lived in the south of France in Viella and in his house on Beverly Hills in California, where he died on February 14. Growth by Louis Jourdan: centimeters. Their only son of Louis-Henri Jourdan genus. When quoting and using materials, a link to Stuki-Druki-Druki pits. When quoting and using Hyperlink Hyperlink Hyperlink on the Internet or Stuki-Druki.